Trois Pistoles | Unibroue

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Drawing on Quebec folklore, Unibroue chose the name Trois Pistoles to honour the city’s historic importance and pay homage to the legend of the Black Horse. Conjured up by a priest to help build a new church, this incarnation of the devil ran off when its bridle was removed. Because construction was still underway when the horse vanished, a stone remains missing from the church to this day.

Dark brown, nearly opaque, light tan head, fairly big head dissipates quickly, sounds effervescent. Smells rich and fruity, a bit sweet. Smooth and sparkly to start off with but then it loses much of the sparkle; Rich flavor, but not strong, just the slight hint of the 9% ABV alcohol content. At the end the head is gone and so is most of the carbonation.

L: mostly solid ruddy brown with a substantial off-white to beige head
S: similar to a barleywine, with the sweet malt smell dominating. Very rich
T: bittersweet with a dry finish, molasses, maple syrup, and somewhat vinous like a fortified wine
F: nice balanced carbonation and an overall rich yet dry beer

The flavor is somewhat hard to describe but is definitely part of the Unibroue style. Definitely a malt-heavy flavor and smell. Probably would go well with rich food like a beef stew or a game dinner.

12oz bottle bb 12-11-20 poured into a tulip glass at fridge temp 9% ABV 15.5 IBU 32.2 SRM per label. The beer pours medium brown in color with ruby highlights and very light brown head of tiny bubbles. The head quickly recedes to an island and thin ring leaving no lacing behind. The aroma offers hints of dark fruit and a subtle clovey Belgian yeast note. The taste is more clove, raisin, plum, sweet bread and spice. The mouthfeel is medium to thin bodied with above average carbonation and a dry finish. There is no noticeable bitterness with the balancing of the beer left to the unnamed spices referred to on the label. No alcohol presence in the aroma or taste. Overall, very good. Delicious, available and affordable. A very good combination for a strong Belgian beer.